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Old 04-21-2009, 12:35 PM
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I know that mice and rats ect eat horn. I saw my first groundhog in the field yesterday could such a critter carry a horn maybe. A late born male deer might have grown horns late and shed late also. Normally a very small shed.

I have not seen antlers much after feb. Maybe I was just seing does.
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Old 04-21-2009, 03:22 PM
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Saw a few bucks in IL this past weekend with 4-5" nubs already. They're gonna be nice ones for sure. I typically don't start seeing velvet until into later part of June in PA. Seems kind of late for deer to be dropping horns...but you never know.
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Old 04-21-2009, 03:56 PM
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yes it does seem late for deer to be dropping horns. When my grandpa raised deer he said his deer always dropped there horns after april fools day. but like i said ive walked this same trail in my food plot for the last week turkey hunting and just now found it. It dont have any chew marks at all where a squirrel might have chewed on it. Im 99% sure that it was just dropped. and ive antler hunted all around my food plot (not saying that i didnt miss any antlers) but if a squirrel would have carried it out in my food plot im pretty sure id be able to see marks on it.
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